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| Case / When | Where | Setting | Drug | Method | Role | Prosecution status | Penalty | Source |
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Mid-Valley Hospital Pays $15,000 Penalty Over Nurse's Hydromorphone Theft
2024-11-15
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Washington Omak, Washington |
Mid-Valley Hospital and Clinic, Omak, Washington | Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) | Kept leftover doses instead of wasting them and used dispensing-system overrides to withdraw extra doses while override reports went unreviewed | not stated | Hospital paid $15,000 CSA civil penalty Nov. 2024; nurse entered separate state and federal diversion agreements | $15,000 (civil penalty) | source |
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Berlin pain practice, physician and physician assistant settled claims over prescribing after inconsistent drug tests
2024-10-23
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Connecticut | Pain management practice in Berlin | Oxycodone and fentanyl | not stated | Physician, physician assistant and their practice | not stated | none documented | source |
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Concord Hospital Nurse Diverted Fentanyl from ICU Patient's IV Line
2024-10-07
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New Hampshire Concord, New Hampshire |
Concord Hospital intensive care unit, Concord, New Hampshire | Fentanyl | Removed fentanyl from an IV bag of a patient not assigned to her care and replaced it with saline | not stated | Pleaded guilty Oct. 7, 2024, to tampering with consumer products; sentencing set for January 2025 | none documented | source |
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WakeMed nurse charged with stealing fentanyl from IV bag
2024-10
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North Carolina Raleigh, NC |
WakeMed | fentanyl | Allegedly had access to the drug through the job and stole 2,500 mL of fentanyl from an IV bag on Oct. 19. | not stated | Charged with two felony counts: embezzling/diverting a controlled substance by registrant/employee and obtaining possession of a controlled substance by fraud/forgery; arrested Oct. 30; out on bond; next court date Nov. 19; no longer employed by WakeMed. | none documented | source |
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Dedham Rehabilitation Center Nurse Tampered with Oxycodone Syringes
2024-09-17
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Massachusetts Dedham, Massachusetts |
Rehabilitation center for long-term chronic and post-acute care, Dedham, Massachusetts | Liquid oxycodone | Removed oxycodone from patient syringes, consumed it, and refilled syringes with water or saline before returning them to medication carts | not stated | Sentenced Sept. 2024 to three years of probation after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product | none documented | source |
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VA Nurse Diverted Narcotics from Dying Veterans at West Haven VA
2024-09-12
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Connecticut West Haven, Connecticut |
RN, West Haven VA Medical Center ICU (West Haven, CT) | Fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxycodone | Ingested "waste" portions of patients' narcotics, including repeatedly dosing a braindead patient with fentanyl to divert the excess; falsified VA records to show narcotics as properly administered or disposed of | not stated | Pleaded guilty Jun 18, 2024 to obtaining controlled substances by fraud/subterfuge; sentenced to 2 years probation, first 6 months in home confinement | none documented | source |
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Former nurse accused of replacing fentanyl with tap water in IV drips at Oregon hospital
2024-09
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Oregon Medford, OR |
Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | fentanyl | accused of replacing prescribed fentanyl with nonsterile tap water in intravenous drips; police investigation into theft and misuse of controlled substances that resulted in patient infections; hospital officials believed an employee had been diverting fentanyl | not stated | civil wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit filed against the hospital; the former nurse was arrested in June and charged with 44 counts of second-degree assault and has pleaded not guilty | none documented | source |
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Gate City Pharmacist Tampered with Oxycodone and Hydromorphone Tablets
2024-08-26
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Virginia Gate City, Virginia |
Retail pharmacy, Gate City, Virginia | Oxycodone and hydromorphone | Swapped tablets for look-alike non-controlled drugs and shorted patients' pill counts, keeping the difference | not stated | Pleaded guilty June 2024 to tampering with consumer products; sentenced to 24 months in federal prison | none documented | source |
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